Rice
70% locally produced, the rest imported from Thailand and Vietnam.
Eggs
100% self-sufficient.
Cucumber and most greens
100% self-sufficient.
Onions
Nearly 100% imported from India, Thailand and China.
Ikan Bilis (Dried Anchovies)
65% locally caught, the rest imported mainly from Thailand and the Philippines.
Chicken
100% self-sufficient but poultry industry asking for ceiling price to be raised or farms will close.
The good news is that we are pretty self-sufficient in producing most of the basic foods that we consume. But many of these items are price regulated or subsidised, making the cost unrealistics. Can the government continue to subsidise our food and fuel?
Paying more for our meals
To subsidise or not to, to lift the ceiling price or not to? While the Government is considering these options and has not pressed the panic button about our food situation yet, the rice in food prices is hitting everyone.
The rising of global prices of food have been described as the "silent tsunami" coming our way. And chief among the concerns is the shortage of rice.
When Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi met his Thai counterpart Samak Sundaravej in Putrajaya recently, food security, triggered mainly by shortage of rice, was a new issue on the agenda.
Malaysia imports 480,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand, which accounts 60% of our total rice imports to satisfy annual needs of more than 2,000,000 tonnes.
Being a rice consuming and producing country, not many Malaysians would have thought that the day would come when we had to stop taking our staple food for granted.
Malaysian should remember how the older generation has survived. How we managed to eat only 'ikan kering' and 'ubi keledek'. And there was no such thing as waste of food.
Are you talking about the people who lived under the Japanese occupation?
When it come wasting of food.... I have to agree with you... Malaysians are really good in doing that.
Maybe the government should ban 24hrs nasi kandar or McDonald's restaurants... 24hrs of eating can make Malaysians overweight and wasting their times.
Are you talking about the people who lived under the Japanese occupation?
not really... i think most of our grandparents eat like that. especially during the flood.
i think it is a good idea for the government to start banning all the 24 hours operations for the restaurant. Now we should start save our money and buy only necessary things.
25:36 And the true servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk the earth with humility and when the ignorant address them, they respond with words of peace.
not really... i think most of our grandparents eat like that. especially during the flood.
There are no flood season in Penang... Penangites have been eating curry since the 18th century...
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i think it is a good idea for the government to start banning all the 24 hours operations for the restaurant. Now we should start save our money and buy only necessary things.
Yes.. they should... but it would be protested by zillions of Malaysians who still love to spend 1/2 of their night by eating and chatting in these restaurants...... i think Malaysians should blame themselves for indulging themselves in this 24hr eating habits... I wonder if this kind of dietary exist in other countries?
There are no flood season in Penang... Penangites have been eating curry since the 18th century...
do you have curry 'ikan kering'?
format_quote Originally Posted by north_malaysian
Yes.. they should... but it would be protested by zillions of Malaysians who still love to spend 1/2 of their night by eating and chatting in these restaurants...... i think Malaysians should blame themselves for indulging themselves in this 24hr eating habits... I wonder if this kind of dietary exist in other countries?
Probably not... at least the non-asian country, even some of the country close their shopping complex at 5pm.
25:36 And the true servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk the earth with humility and when the ignorant address them, they respond with words of peace.
"Gulai Ikan Kering" - yes... we have it... but we use those big and expensive dried/salted fish (especially the head) ... we put some jackfruit (nangka) in it too... best eaten with hard boiled eggs and "sambal belacan" ("chili paste mixed with dried shrimp paste")...
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